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Q2 Roundup 2023: Together, We’re Building a Healthier Internet
We are proud of our efforts to create a healthier digital ecosystem for kids and the last few months have been especially rewarding! We have been out sharing insights from our research with everyone from NPR to People Magazine; we were cited in the Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health; we…
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Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health
We are thrilled to report that research from our August 2022 Pulse Survey was cited in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health released on May 23, 2023. Since the report was released, many people have reached out to our team at the Lab to ask us what we think.…
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Digital Wellness Lab Student Advisory Council Presents to Researchers and Industry Stakeholders
On Tuesday, May 16, the Digital Wellness Lab’s inaugural Student Advisory Council (SAC) of 10 high school students met over Zoom with an audience of 40 tech, media, healthcare, and education leaders…
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Announcing the Adolescent Media Project (AMP)
We are excited to announce the Adolescent Media Project (AMP), a collaborative study with Dr. Linda Charmaraman and the Youth, Media, & Wellbeing (YMW) Research Lab at Wellesley College!
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Q1 2023 Digital Wellness Roundup: News, Research, Guides & More
We’ve rounded up some notable articles, videos, and podcasts from the first three months of 2023 to provide an overview of some recent findings, recommendations, and trends concerning young people’s digital media use.
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Meet Kathy Cooney, CIMAID Clinical Social Worker
Earlier this year we welcomed Kathy Cooney, LICSW to the Digital Wellness Lab and Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID) team here at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Sharenting: Understanding the Impact on Our Children’s Privacy and Well-being
Sharenting refers to parents sharing content about their children online. Sharenting is an easy, accessible way to share experiences and relate to other parents.
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Key Takeaways from Our 2023 Pulse Survey on Parental Mediation and Online Safety Features
The Digital Wellness Lab connects with adolescents regularly throughout the year using short Pulse Surveys to help us better understand their perspectives on “hot button” topics related to technology and interactive media.
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Benefits of Video Game Play: Content and Context Matter
Sam Schwamm’s academic and professional interests center on the relationship between interactive media (especially video games) and positive youth development.
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What’s Going With Us: A Guide for Parents from a Teen
Ibne Tamim is a senior at Manhattan Center For Science and Mathematics High School in New York City. Her passion and interest in behavioral and cognitive psychology…
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How You (and Your Kids) Can Feel Empowered by Social Media
All parents want the same thing: to raise their kids to be good humans. Part of that means learning what we can and passing that knowledge on to our kids.
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What the Pandemic Did to Us: My Experience and a Little Advice for Parents
I was a freshman in high school when COVID-19 first hit in the middle of March, 2020. Like every other student, I was more than happy not to have school for two weeks. But as the break kept getting extended, I started to actually miss school, which was something I never thought I would say.…
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Intern Spotlight: Sam Schwamm
Meet our graduate research intern, Sam Schwamm! Sam is a second-year Master’s student in the Eliot-Pearson Child Study and Human Development program at Tufts University. He joined the Digital Wellness Lab in September and will be with us for the 2022-2023 school year. As an intern at the Lab, Sam provides support on multiple Lab…
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Michael Carter, Ph.D, Adds to the Lab’s Expertise
Within his role as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Digital Wellness, Michael will work with the Lab to investigate ways to advance the design of interactive media for the health and well-being of youth. Dr. Carter’s previous research focuses on the intersection of media and mental health among young adults and adolescents. Most recently, his…
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Key Takeaways from Our 2022 Pulse Survey on Adolescent Media Use
Do you ever wonder what your teenager is thinking as they scroll through their phone or sit glued to their laptop? Parents have a lot of opinions about their kids’ media use, but what are the kids’ opinions? In our most recent Pulse Survey (Adolescent Media Use: Attitudes, Effects, and Online Experiences), the Digital Wellness…